Solagadia is a village on the eastern border of the Dhenkanal district. It is located in an area of 186 hectares. One side of the hill is the village, the other side being the Jajpur district. If one travels from Baba Chandrasekhar's temple village to Jajpur through this village, one has to cross the Sadangi forest.
The profession of the villagers is mostly paddy cultivation. This village also celebrates 13 festivals in 12 months. Towards the west, is the temple of Baba Jaleshwar Mahadev. There is also a temple of Shri Panchamukhi Hanuman. Every year, Mahashivratri and Hanuman Jayanti are celebrated with great pomp and show. The area gets lively with the sounds of bhajans, offerings, and pala. There are also temples of Maa Tarini, Maa Mangala, Maa Laxmi, Maa Gramabati, Shri Ganesh, and Shri Shani dev. Every occasion calls for celebration with daskathia, pala, Bhajan, pravachan, etc. Along with this, every year, every colony of the village holds an atamprahari. The Dhenkanal town is 65 km far and is connected through the Sadangi forest and a kuchcha road. Towards the east, Jajpur, Chandikhol, Shri Vinayak temple, and MAA Chandi temple are just 15 km.
The geographical location of Solagadia village is 20° 45' 32" and 85° 59' 50". Towards the Northeast is a hill and the rest direction sees only farmlands and other villages. There are also 4 ponds on the four sides of the village for the villagers and animals to quench their thirst.
The district of Dhenkanal has 212 panchayats out of which this village comes under the panchayat of Ratanpur, Nihalprasad police station, and Gandia block. The first government school here was established in 1952. The school teaches students from Grade 1 to Grade 7. After that, the students change to Raysingh High school which is located at a distance of 2 km from the village. The temple of Maa Bahuti( Baghuti) is located at a distance of 4 miles at the foothills. Every year, this temple receives devotees from various places.
The village has not stayed back in case of sports. There is a cricket club in between the cemetery and the Mahadev temple known as Shri Siva Shakti cricket club where people practice cricket, volleyball, carrom, etc. Once a year, a sports competition is also held.
If one ever plans to visit this village, one will be given a tour by the villagers. After washing the feet in the cold water of the waterfall, one can visit the temple of Maa Bahuti. There is a garden filled with greenery there. The villagers also prepare different kinds of berries which they offer to every tourist who visits the village.
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